Is Akhnūr safe? India travel risk
Is Akhnūr safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Akhnūr scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates India Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 16 Jun 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 7 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). The US State Department rates Jammu and Kashmīr, where Akhnūr is, Level 4: Do Not Travel, higher than India overall (Level 2). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Akhnūr scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and India (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Akhnūr: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and UK FCDO advise against all travel to Jammu and Kashmīr, so the score is held at 75 or higher.
A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the India travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 32.8700° N, 74.7300° E within Jammu and Kashmīr, Akhnūr is situated 529.2 km SSE of New Delhi at an altitude of 311 m.
Jammu and Kashmīr
32.8700° N, 74.7300° E
311 m
Asia/Kolkata
10,770
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in India
Climate by Month
Hottest: June (38 °C avg high); Wettest: July (321 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 18° | 20° | 25° | 31° | 37° | 38° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 24° | 20° |
| Low °C | 4° | 6° | 10° | 16° | 21° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 21° | 15° | 10° | 5° |
| Rain mm | 63 | 118 | 89 | 56 | 23 | 114 | 321 | 273 | 129 | 30 | 19 | 53 |
Normals: Jammu (20.3 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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